THERMODYNAMICS 1 (PROBLEM SET #1)

1. A mass of 0.10 slug in space is subjected to an external vertical force of 4 lb f. If

the local g=30ft/s2 and if friction effects are neglected determine the
acceleration of the mass if the external vertical force is acting
a. Upward
b. downward
2. A lunar excursion module weighs weights 14.7 KN on earth where g=9.75 m/s 2.
What will be its weight on the surface of the moon where gm=1.7 m/s2. On the
surface of the moon, what will be the force required to accelerate the module
at 10m/s2.
3. A weatherman carried an aneroid barometer from the ground floor to his office
atop the Sear tower in Chicago, On the Ground level; the barometer reads 30.15
in Hg absolute; topside it reads 28.60 in Hg absolute. Assume that average
atmospheric air density of 0.075 lb/ft3; estimate the height of the building, ft.
4. At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scale numerically equal?
5. If a pump discharges 75 GPM of water whose specific weight is 61.5 lb/ft 3 at local
g= 31.9 ft/s2, find
a. Mass flow rate lb/min
b. Time to fill a drum 10ft diameter and 12 ft high, min.
6. A manometer containing water and mercury (S.G= 13.5) connects two pressure
regions A and B as shown. If pressure at B is 350 Kpa gage, find the pressure at A
in KPa gage.

7. A tank, initially empty, is in the form of a right circular cylinder with hemispherical
ends. The overall length of the tank is 3 meters and the diameter of the
hemisphere is 1 meter. If a pump discharges a fluid, whose density is 1.2 kg m/Liter,
in this tank at a rate of 300 liters per minute determine a.) Weight of liquid inside
the tank after 5 minutes, b) total time to fill the tank.
8. The gage pressure of air in a pressurized water tank is measured simultaneously
by both a pressure gage and a manometer. The differential height h of the
 mercury column is to be determined. Assumptions The air pressure in the tank is
uniform (i.e., its variation with elevation is negligible due to its low density), and
thus the pressure at the air-water interface is the same as the indicated gage
pressure.

9. A 10 ft diameter x 15 ft height cylindrical tank is receiving water at the rate of 350

GPM and discharging it through a 6-inch ID pipeline at a constant velocity of 5
ft/s. At a given instant the tank is 2/3 full. Find the water level in the tank 15
minutes later.
10. Air flow steadily at the rate of 0.5 kg/s through air compressor, entering at 7 m/s
speed, 100 Kpa pressure and 0.95 m3/kg specific volume and leaving 5 m/s, 700
kpa and 0.19 m3/kg. the internal energy of the air leaving is 90 KJ/kg greater than
that of the air entering. Cooling water in the compressor jacket absorbs heat
from the ait at the rate of 58 kj/s. compute the steady flow work.
11. The work done by substance in a reversible non-flow manner in accordance with
V=700/P where V is volume in m3, P is absolute pressure in Kpa. Evaluate the work
done on or by the substance as the pressure increases from 70 to 700 KPa
12. During the execution of a reversible non-flow process the work is -156.2 KJ if
V1=0.845 and the pressure varies as P=-730 V +690 KPa, where volume V is in m3.
Find the final volume.
13. A fluid system undergoes a non-flow frictionless process from 4.5 ft3 to a final
volume 1.5 ft3 in accordance with the defining relation P= 60/V + 30 psi, where
volume in ft3. During the process the system reject 30 BTU of heat. Determine the
change in enthalpy and internal energy.
14. A steady state, steady flow compressor draws in 236 liters per second of air
whose density is 1.268 kgm/m3 and discharges it with a density of 4.88 kgm/m3. At
suction P1= 103.39 kPaa; at discharge, P2 = 551.428 kPaa. The increase of specific
internal energy is 78.45 kJ/kgm and the heat from the air by cooling is 30.17
kJ/kgm. Neglecting the change in potential and kinetic energies, determine the
work in kJ/min.